Aquaillumination AI Prime 16 HD Reef LED Light Settings Schedule Spectrum Saltwater Coral Growth
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- This is my updated video that extends ramp times to 1 hour as popular requests.
File can be found in the files section of the Facebook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group the file is titled Salty Pops.
This video is about the coral growth and coloration I have achieved with the spectrums, settings, and schedule I use for my Aquaillumination AI Prime 16hd LED light.
I have always been a bulb guy so I used that as my guide.
Excluding ramps, I have 3 main settings to my tank.
Lights on at 10am
Lights off at 10pm
Morning blue. Lights on at 10am and ramp to these settings until 11am. It is then held at these settings until 1230pm. This spectrum is a combination of the ATI T5 Blue Plus bulb and the Reef Brite T5 Actinic Bulb
Spectrum lights used
UV 60%
Violet 72%
Royal Blue 114%
Blue 108%
Day light. Ramp to daylight starts at 1230pm ends at 130pm and held at these daylight settings until 630p when it start to ramp to evening blue settings from 630pm until 730pm. Copied Reef Brite T5 HO Full Spectrum and the Reef Brite T5 50/50
Spectrum lights used
UV 42%
Violet 62%
Royal Blue 85%
Blue 78%
Green 15%
Red 10%
Cool White 60%
Evening blue. These settings are a duplicate of the morning blue. Ramp to these from daylight starts at 630pm and completed at 730pm. Held until 9pm and then ramp to off from 9pm to 10pm.
The corals you will see include
Acans
Montipora capricornis monti cap
Montipora digitata
Lemon lime torch
Bi-color grafted branching hammer
Wall and branching hammers
Frammer
Frogspawn
Green cabbage
Red Trachyphyllia trachy
Candy cane trumpet
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I just bought one today and used your schedule, awesome light
Your video has been so helpful! Thank you sir! I’ve had so much trouble with my lighting
Nice vid. Great explanation. At first I was like this schedule is wack but I saw how you kept the same intensity between switching from Blue to White with a variance of 2watts so very nice. So many people share spectrum but I think the intensity and how that shifts is very important or more so.
Had my lights at 6 inches above the water surface. Just moved the lights to 10 inches (highest I could go). Just switched to your settings. Hoping to see some better results for my hammer coral
Thanks for the video
I have no idea how-to set schedule by the hour including ramp up and down
Hello. If you want to create a ramp. Simply put a time marker and all values at 0. Then an hour later put a time marker and put the value you want it to be. The program will create a slow ramp for you.
If you want to use my program, you can get the schedule a few ways:
1. You can message me on Facebook.
2. I have it saved in the files section of the FaceBook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group. It is called Salty Pops.
3. Send me your email address and I’ll email it to you.
4. Manually create in just 8 setting points.
What were your par readings with this schedule and tank?
Thanks
Hi there. I have a 25 Gallon JBJ AIO Cube 17 x 17 x 17 inches. What intensity do you recommend with your schedule for Prime 16HD is mounted at 10 inches above water? Mostly LPS corals, maybe some SPS in the near future. Currently have 1 Candy Cane, 1 Duncan, 1 Acan, 1 Torch, 1 Clove Polyp, and 1 Zoa. 2 Clowns, 2 Bangais, 1 Scizzor Tail Goby, 1 Fire Shrimp, and Clean up Crew. Just downloaded your spectrum and schedule and using it now, I just want to make sure I'm not overdoing it with the wattage output. I also have the tank in my room, so fan noise is a concern too. Thanks in advance.
If you plan on SPS in the future I would just leave it as is. Thanks.
How long do you recommend that I transition from my current lighting schedule to yours? Just wanted to make sure my corals would not be shocked and bleached out. Thanks
I usually recommend 30 days.
Just starting my 180g. Running Penneywise hd 12.
Do you think this schedule with 4 ai 16s over a 6 ft tank would work well? Mostly softies. Torches, acans, zoas.
It should work great with that setup.
wow i love the gravel you use compared to the white sand i use that gets all over my corals cuz of my sand sifting wrasse 😩
Lol. It is actually black sand so my fish coat my Monti cap all the time. I feel your pain, constantly using a turkey baster to clean it off.
Hey I have a zoa filled tank 20 gallon long with ur preset and light about 7” above water with zoas in the middle of the light would this be a good hight and preset for me? Any suggestions would help thanks
Hello. I run my light 11” above the water. I think 7” is a little close. This preset will work good on a 20 gallon tank. It is strong enough that zoas do not need to be placed right under the light.
hey! I have a mostly softie tank with goniapora, Duncan, a rose bubble tip anemone, some montipora, hammers and blastos and some others I forget the names of lol and I am thinking of trying this schedule. My current schedule is this: 3 hour ramp up time starting at noon to these light settings: uv 40, violet 50, royal 60, blue 60, green 10, red 10, cool white 20, and that setting stays on the same levels until 9 pm. Then I have a ramp down time of 3 hours also. So I don’t have any ramping up or down at all during the day. Most of my corals are looking really good but I feel like they could do better, and after seeing your results I am thinking of trying your lighting schedule. Would you recommend it over what I currently have? I am worried about messing up my anemone and using a setting where the intensity of lights is too strong, what do you think? I would appreciate any help, great video by the way!
Hello. If your corals are doing well I wouldn’t change anything. Plus looking at your schedule you run blue start to finish and I have a daylight period with blue on both ends. Similar to how someone would run a bulb tank. The biggest risk you have with switching is your anemone. If it is happy where it is at and you change the light it may move and that would be bad. You could end up chasing it or possibly losing it to a pump. If you decide to make a change, ensure you do the 30 day acclimation sequence which will reduce the chance of the anemone moving.
I would love to understanding on how to use my light the proper way.
Get good settings for my tank.
Besides social media what is a good place to get better on how to use it to its maximum performance
Hello. I agree social media is a difficult place to learn. You will find way too much conflicting information as well as people that have had short term success making wild accusations of how great something they did was when the long term results were not good. Smart to monitor and confirm what you hear on social media, I shake my head a lot when I read advice.
The best thing to do is find a local reefer in the area that is experienced (years) and willing to help for free. If you don’t find that person, I have found that reading research and making my own decision is best. The mfg won’t give you exacts. BRS has good research videos, but again I would take them as advice, not definitive. LiveAquaria the same as BRS, solid advice but all in all advice. Read articles on studies as well.
@Salty Pops Thank you. I watch alot of Reef videos
Hello can I get some recommendations, I have a 65 gallon tank with dimensions of 36”L x 18” Wx 25.5” H; currently only having LPS corals euphylias, acans, candy cane, duncan and a torch… would these settings work well?
Hello. This would work great on that setup. The setup in the video is 36”L x 12”W x 24”H. So length and depth coverage are almost identical and as you can see this tank is Euphyllia dominated with acans on the sand bed and I have torch, hammer, frogspawn, Acan, Acanthophyllia, montipora, acropora, and basic mushrooms and leather. Pretty much everything. If you change, remember to run acclimation mode for 30 days. Additional info, my lights are 11” above the water, and 11” in from each side, making the 2 of them 14” apart from each other.
Thanks for the information, does this light settings apply to all types of coral? Currently just have LPS, was wondering if this lighting was good for it? Thanks again for this informative video!
Hello. Yes. I have a mixed reef that was mostly LPS dominated under this setting. Have had easy SPS, softies, and nems under this schedule as well.
How far should I have my lights from the surface
What size tank is this spectrum and schedule for, and how many inches above water is your fixture?
45 gallon tank with lights 11” above the water
Would this setting be similar/ same to the Hydra 26hd,? Awesome growth
Thank you. Hydra will work with these settings. Not sure if the program is interchangeable, you may have to write down the settings and manually add them.
Hey wanted to know would this setting be good for a 32gallon as well?
Hello. Yes, this would work great on a 32 gallon.
how many of these do you have running? I have an ai 16hd running on a 13 gallon, uv-45-50% violets-70% blue-80% RB-80%, green and red are both 6% highest, whites are 10%. is this too much for a 10 gallon LPS tank?
Hello. That is not too much for a 10 gallon. No worries. I have had people run the program I showed on 13.5 and 10 gallon tanks. I personally run it on a 15 gallon in addition to the 45 on the video. My 15 gallon runs it at full strength and is a anemone tank right now.
@@saltypops4276 I was just wondering because everyone’s got their opinions with these lights. Thank you for taking the time to read and get back to me
Hello. The program has been added to the Facebook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group in the files section.
Do you need a computer to use the program or can I somehow copy and paste it off a phone
@@melachitrujillo6852 right from your phone. You can download it right into the myAI app.
What is the file called in the Facebook group?
@@cooperday4093 it is called Salty Pops
Hello . Interesting video . Can you please send me the link of the program for the light. I don't have Facebook
Hi !
I am using your light setting for two months now , and I noticed when the light ramps from blues to white light, several corals (especially euphyllia’s) increase there polyps. And they don’t expand during the day again as how it was in the morning. I am wondering why ? Is this light to much for my tank ? Although my other corals are very happy with this setting. I did lower the white already a little bit , but it doesn’t help. Any advise welcome ☺️ thanks!
Hello. Just want to ensure I understand the question. You said when it goes to white, your corals increase their polyps, but then you said they don’t expand. Would like some clarification please.
I meant when the light goes to white the polyps retract 🫣😜
@@zoepulings5968 Hello. Couple things.
First. Check the percentages at each of the 8 points and ensure the program uploaded properly.
Second. Confirming you are running 16 HD. If you are running 26, 32, or 64, the intensity at these %’s are too high and you will need to adjust them all down in equal amounts.
Did you run acclimation for 30 days when you changed programs?
If everything is correct and your corals are still closing on white light, they are not acclimated to it. They should open wider with the white light.
Give me a little more info please.
Hi, I am running 16HD on my 20 gallon with the correct settings uploaded. I did acclimation for 20 days , because the total power usage (W) was not that different from your schedule. But I’m going to acclimate again for 30 days. Hope this will help.
@@zoepulings5968 one more question. How high above the water is the light? I run about 11” above
I just switched to bigger tank with HD 32 light. Would you recommend using your lighting program given your setting for 16HD? Thanks
Lots of people have used this setting with the 32. I suggest double checking the percentages when you import the file. Some have said it imports fine and some have said it was off a bit and they had to do some manual adjustments.
Thank you. Appreciate you
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Hi please I need Help with my lighting settings , I have a 20 gallon cube and a hydra 32HD can I use your settings for my tank ?
Hello. You can use this setting on Hydra 32, many people have. You will want to ensure all the percentages come through as they should, some people have noted issues when importing the file, others said it was fine, so I recommend checking. Depending on what you are keeping, you may want to consider reducing each setting my 30%. A Hydra 32 on 20 gallons is a lot of light, unless of course you are keeping an SPS dominated tank.
Current settings
10 am - all 0
11 am
UV - 60
Violet - 72
Royal Blue - 114
Blue - 108
All others 0
1230 pm - same as 11am
130 pm
UV - 42
Violet - 52
Royal Blue - 85
Blue - 78
Green - 15
Red - 10
Cool White - 60
630 pm - same as 130 pm
730 pm - same as 11 am
9 pm - same as 11 am
10 pm - all 0
You can obviously adjust your start and stop times. Also, like I said, depending on what you are keeping you may want to take 30% off each number. I recommend doing that math manually and changing each point instead of the 2 finger slide. I have seen issues with the 2 finger slide not aligning the spectrum properly.
Hope you enjoy the schedule!
@@saltypops4276 Thank You! I gonna try this one 🙏
I have a 29 gallon biocube and need help with setting up a light schedule my light is a ai prime 16hd will your schedule work and how high from the water should it be placed?
This schedule will work great on a 29. I run the light 11” above the surface of the water. If you have coral already in there, don’t forget to run 30 day acclimation.
@@saltypops4276 okay thank you!!
I was thinking about changing my ai prime schedule to yours. Mine is drastically different. You think that’s ok?
You should run acclimation mode if you do. Don’t just flip the switch to something drastically different. Acclimation mode for 30 days is my recommendation.
Nice video Salty, but what is your flow schedule and intensity?
Hello. For flow, I use random flow and fluctuate my tank between 1100gph and 2100gph. My tank is only 12 inch front to back, if it was 18 or 24 I would go higher.
I believe random flow is much more beneficial than static, not only random in speed but directionally, which is managed by either fluctuating a controllable Powerhead against static flow, which will change the overall flow direction of the tank or if you only have static powerheads, cycling them on and off to alter flow. For instance in a tank I took down a few years ago I had 3 static powerheads that all ran on together for 3 hours, then 1 shut off for 15 min, when it came back on a different one shut off for 15 min, when it came back on the last one shut off for 15 min, then they all went off for 15 min and only filtration flow was left. That created a 4 hour cycle that could repeated evenly over 24 hours.
I have 2 other videos I suggest you watch. The first is Hammer Coral Care, it talks about my total flow. Second is Good Flow Healthy Coral.
Hopes this helps.
what do you think of the kessil lights? do the AI have more functionality beyond the kessils?
Short answer is yes they have more functionality. However, I know several people that have Kessel on their tanks and they primarily run blue tanks and supplement with reefbrite (not that the reefbrite is required, just preference). For me, I just preferred the functionality of AI. If you have Kessel and things are going well, stay with it. If you are looking for new lights I think you would be happier with AI.
@@saltypops4276
yeah already got kessil, but I am not to impressed with the company, they seem to have a business model that revolves around "planned obsolescence" to a certain degree...
I will be getting an AI that is coming with an established tank I am buying from someone getting out of the hobby, so we shall see..
Hi, may i know your tank depth? and how high you light placement from water surface?
Hello. My lights are 11” from water surface and my tank is 24” deep.
@@saltypops4276 thanks !
@@saltypops4276 is there a rule to place the lamp correctly in height? I see that yours is 24 inches tall and you position the lamp in the middle of your 24 so 11/12 inches, should I do the same too? example I have a cube in height of 18 inches, I have to position the lamp at a height of 8/9 inches from the water surface, right?
@@JT7POV hello. Positioning the light height above the tank does not depend on tank depth. It comes down to spread, coverage, and par intensity. To maximize spread and par intensity, I recommend between 10-12” placement off the top of the tank.
I have a 62 gal. With 2 of these lights.. will add another if need be but bought everything at once so did a lot of damage money wise. Just wondering if this would be enough. And best placement for it in your opinion? Mostly just sps right now. And 2 Duncan's.
Please send dimensions of your tank and I’ll give you my recommendation. Thanks
Excellent explanation but not able to configure my lamps will be that you can help me with the preset to download it directly to my app
Hello. You can download on FaceBook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group or message me on Facebook or give me your email and I will send it direct. If you respond with your email please do not use the at sign or it will be deleted.
@@saltypops4276 Thank
Hey do you think 2 Ai prime hd 16’s will work for a 75 gallon tank?
Hello. 2 AI Prime 16 HD can work on a 75 as long as you do coral placement properly. You are pushing them to max coverage, so keep in mind that the edges and center of your tank will be lower par than the areas directly under the light. So your light hungry coral should not be placed in the center of the tank.
can i do this to my fluval evo 13.5? i do have a same light
Absolutely. Many people use this schedule on the 13.5 gallon tank
are those clove polyps I see? what kind are they?
Yes. They are firework cloves 😁
Could this light schedule be used on a 125 gallon tank?
Its a 6 feet long tank with 3 ai hydra 32s
@@Reefer_Drew hello. Yes. I have people using it with Hydra 32s on tanks up to 240 gallons. I would recommend going to each programmed point after downloading and checking for proper alignment as some people reported it download great for the 32s and some reported they had to do the math and adjust a few points. Thanks.
How many gallons is this tank ? Dimensions would be helpful.
Hello. The tank is 45 gallons and measures 36” wide x 24” tall x 12” front to back. Lights are 11” above the water and placed 11” in from each end making them 14” from each other.
Okay I've been watching your video and giving it a lot of thought have a water box 20 ai 16 over it SPS on the top and lots of hammers frogspawn and some torches what I want to know before I change it is the par high enough on the top for the sps's with this setting
Hello. I run acro toward the top. Monti digitata mid way down my 24” tall tank and Monti cap at the bottom. All grows well. However, if you have all that in your tank right now and it is doing good, I’m not sure I would change anything.
Change the lighting schedule today wasn't far off from pretty much what I was running anyway your whites were just 30% higher than mine so what I did was put it on 75% acclimating mode for 15 days then let to 100% your schedule seems to be quite popular I like the outcome of it so far before I tried yours I was at UV at 50 and all my Blues all the way up no Reds or green and 30% on the White so I'm not really too far off but like I said I have it on acclimating mode
Seem to be liking the setting so far two questions are you getting any par ratings on your settings second question do you plan on intensifying the setting bringing it up even higher or keeping it the same
@@DanGrubb1967 hello. I will not be changing this setting. I have been running it for a year at this point and it has proven to grow all kinds of coral. SPS, LPS, and softies, so no reason to mess with a good thing.
@@saltypops4276 maybe there's been some confusion I didn't mean changing the setting I meant in time ramping up the setting
Can you share the file as I don't have FB and looking to just take from my phone and upload in the app.
I could email or text it. If you share either with me I can send it over then delete the comment with the info.
@@saltypops4276 may i get a copy of the file
@@ilianapena3957 hello. The file is uploaded on FaceBook. AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group. Or you can message me and I will send it directly. Thanks
How high do you have the lights from the tank
11 inches
Can you export your profile and attached it to your video so that we can import it? Great video, sir!
Hello. I will check into how to attach to the video. In the meantime, you can get the program a few ways:
1. You can message me on Facebook. Salty Pops
2. I have it saved in the files section of the FaceBook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group. It is called Salty Pops.
3. Send me your email address and I’ll email it to you.
4. Manually create in just 8 setting points.
Joined the group. Let me in! Need to download settings
Hello. The group admins are pretty quick at granting access. Then go to the files section to download it. Should be super easy. Download it and you should be good to go!!!
I searched the files. I. The the fb group what is the file name?
Hello. I just checked and it is there. It is titled Salty Pops. Currently the 4th file down.
Does your file include the ramp now? Or do I have to add that?
@@tsosi114 it includes everything. Just download and go!!!
Awesome video thank you! My tank is 6 months old and my corals are struggling. Some are dying and the rest are not growing. I kept telling myself it was because the tank is still new. But after seeing your progress with a three month old tank it realizing I have something else going on. I’ve got three Hydra 64s on a Reefer 525XL. So I’m 5 feet wide by 2 feet top to bottom and 2 feet front to back. My lights are 14 inches from the water’s surface. I’m going to mimic your settings and see what happens. My biggest concern is that I’m going to have an algae explosion. I already have a lot of brown slime algae on my rocks. I would love any advice you have before I start messing with my settings. Thanks again for the great video!
At 6 months old you should be good with almost anything but acro, clams, some of those more sensitive things. LPS and softies should be thriving. You have a ton of light. I assume your end goal is a full SPS tank. If not you are way over powered. With that said, if you haven’t already you will need to ensure your percentages are dialed back. What percentages are you running. My tank is 24” deep (top to bottom) and 36” wide with just 2 AI Prime 16. With 3 Hydra 64 it is like you have 12 AI Prime 16s. You can’t take one away because you won’t have the coverage so you need to dial them down in percentage. If you want to mimic my settings, dial back the percentages or you will be way too much. As far as algae and corals, light doesn’t create algae it just determines how fast it grows. Seeing you already have algae that means there is a nutrient imbalance in your tank. So you need to solve that first. Several questions. What are your light percentages? Did you start with brand new live sand? Used sand from another reefer? Or dry sand? Did you start with live rock from the store? Live from another reefer? Or dry rock? Did you jump start with bacteria such as Microbe-Lift Special Blend? Have you put in pods? Do you feed the pods phytoplankton? If so how much? Water change frequency and percentage? What salt do you use? Do you dose or add anything? Do you feed your corals? If so what and how much and how often? What does your cleanup crew consist of (clean up crew is algae prevention) and how much of each do you have? Are you running a sump or canister filter? What is the content of you sump / filter? Send me more details and I can help more. Also if you haven’t already watch my videos on dosing, clean up crew and etc.
@@saltypops4276 Thank you so much for your reply! These are awesome questions, I will compile the answers. Do you want me to post them here or would you prefer I email them to you? I feel like I’m right on the edge of having an awesome tank but a few things are holding me back. I appreciate your time, and willing to reimburse you for it.
@@shawnanderson9147 hello. You can either post them here or we can move to email. Up to you.
@@shawnanderson9147 hello. I thought I replied early and was wondering because I hadn’t heard back. Sorry for the delay. You can talk via email or here. Totally up to you.
@@saltypops4276 I think youtube is deleting my replies becuase I'm including my email address in them. I've tried three different times. That must be against the rules. 🤔
Just subscribe your channel,i would like to ask some help from you.
My tank size is L 90cm xW 45cm xH 35cm using 2 ai prime 16HD.any recommendations if i use your setting?i have lps,softies and anemones.Thank you
It should work just fine. I wouldn’t change anything. With the dimensions of your tank you would lose too much coverage if you decreased intensity. Just keep in mind your hot spots when you place coral. I am currently running it on a 40cm high tank that is anemone dominated with no issues.
His is it work for ai 32 thank you?
It will work on the 32
hello where can i download this configuration
Hello. You can get the schedule a few ways:
1. I have it saved in the files section of the FaceBook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group.
2. Message me on FaceBook and I’ll PM it to you
3. Send me your email address and I’ll email it to you.
how do i use this settings i dont use facebook
Hello. If I knew your email address I could send it to you. Or you could do it manually, 8 time slots to program, see below:
10am - everything at 0%
11am
- UV 60%
- Violet 72%
- Royal Blue 114%
- Blue 108%
1230pm - same settings as 11am
130pm
- UV 42%
- Violet 52%
- Royal Blue 85%
- Blue 78%
- Green 15%
- Red 10%
- Cool White 60%
630pm - same as 130pm
730pm - same as 11am
900pm - same as 11am
10pm - all 0%
you should share this preset so others can use it if wanted and it'd be easier than setting up themselves. It'd be awesome if you'd email this to me.
Hello. The file is located in the AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group on Facebook in the files section. It is titled Salty Pops. If you provide me an email I can email it as well. Thanks.
I don’t have Facebook, how can I reach you to email me this schedule? Curious to try on my waterbox 20
Hey Salty are you able to send me your important/exports file?
Hello. I have it saved in the files section of the FaceBook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group. It is called Salty Pops.
Are you using the light diffuser?
No diffuser no shade. Just the puck itself.
We’re can I get this schedule?
Hello. You can get the schedule a few ways:
1. You can message me on Facebook.
2. I have it saved in the files section of the FaceBook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group. It is called Salty Pops.
3. Send me your email address and I’ll email it to you.
4. Manually create in just 8 setting points.
what are you tank dimensions?
36” wide 24” tall. Lights are 11” off the top.
@@saltypops4276 what % would you suggest for a 16" tall tank using your schedule
@@DrunkyMcAwesome hello. 16” sounds like a 40 breeder. If that is the case you could leave it as is and have a healthy mixed reef. If you just want LPS and softies only you could come down 25% if you want but remember you are spamming a good distance with your light so you don’t want to come down too much and create cold spots. For reference I have Monti cap on the end at about 16” depth growing like crazy. Directly under the same light only about 6” from water surface is my body-color hammer and it is splitting like crazy too. So lots of ability to place things where you want without changing the setting at all.
Hey boss you mind sharing that file with me please I’m new to this boss
Hello. You can get the schedule a few ways:
1. You can message me on Facebook.
2. I have it saved in the files section of the FaceBook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group. It is called Salty Pops.
3. Send me your email address and I’ll email it to you.
4. Manually create in just 8 setting points.
Subscribed!! Thanks for giving so much detail. I have a mainly lps reefer 350 with 2 hydra 32’s about 13” from the water. I think I’ve been blasting the corals because some just started dying. The wattage on my setting is at 77w which I see now is insane compared to your preset. I think I’m gonna leave the height as is and use your preset.. thanks for your time and efforts I see you did great replying to a lot of these comments. Any recommendations you may have I’m all ears!!
@salty pops
Hello. Thanks for subscribing. Coral dying could be light could be other things. What type of coral is dying? How old is your tank? Give the preset a try and see what the response is. A lot of people have said they notice a response with their coral within days.
Yeah I’m gonna give it a go I finally figured out how to get the preset from Facebook. My tank is about 6-7 months old. Corals dying are Favia, galaxia and I’m down to one head on my candy cane. I’m working my way down with my ALK. It’s at 11.5 I suspect that it could be that so let’s see. That’s again for a great video. I’ll keep in touch to let you know any good news. Do you have Instagram?
Also do you think that I should raise the light to 14” about the water line or maybe even lower it? Or should I just leave it at 13 and see what happens first. I just noticed something odd. I’m using your exact program. Is there a reason why my hydra 32’s wattage shows as 56W. I see yours in the video is in the 30’s. Could it be that your program on the hydra 32’s have a slightly different setting? Thanks again
@@EmpireReefer hello. Yes mine shows 32 watts with a single 16 HD. A 32 is 2 x 16 HD so the intensity will be much stronger. As for height. The intensity really doesn’t change much with a couple inches of air, the height is more about spread coverage.
@@EmpireReefer yeah that alk is pretty high? Are you getting any white buildup on your heater or any other equipment. That would be an indication that your alk and calcium ratio is off. I target alk a bit closer to 9. Also if you have been dosing with no real coral load in the tank that is why you are off. If you don’t have coral to consume what you dose you are creating the problem. Dose what your corals consume not what the product tells you to. When it comes to calcium and alk I also dose low because if you get outside of normal range, low is always better than high.
Why so little green and red ?
Hello. That is due to the spectrum I was trying to achieve. I mimicked it after bulb pairings I do on my bulb tanks. I show the full spectrum layout and what I am trying to do in my other video
@@saltypops4276 got it, do you have a video comparing the pros and cons of each lighting style?
@@gspfields4276 I do. One of my earlier videos shows the exact same coral under all 3 different lighting conditions. MH, T5, and LEF. It also goes over pros and cons.
What's the depth of your tank?
Hello. It is 24” tall
@@saltypops4276 Thank you ! I’m running a fusion 20g about 12 inch deep should reduce the power ? I don’t have par meter
@@nanoman81really depends on what you want to have in it. But the easy answer is no, there is no need to reduce the settings. My Fluval Flex 15g runs a 16 HD with the exact same program and intensity.
@@nanoman81one more note. Just know with the light 11” above the water, a par meter submerged about 6” reads 175ish
@@saltypops4276 oh wow ok great info thank you so much I love the schedule! I’m renting a par meter next week
You’re bearly using it half way then wow. have you seen the study done on the BRS TH-cam channel?? I basically went off their settings for my depth and spread needed and using full power I have two for a 55 gallon. 😱😱
Hello. Yes I have watched the BRS video a few times. Lots of great info in the study. My best advice to anyone is do what works for you. Few things. 1 they mimic the blue plus bulb. I mimic a combo of blue plus and actnic during blue and blue hex arc MH during white. I have another video showing the actual layover. 2 UV is good for coral but over exposure is not, especially for deeper water corals that are not used to it. I run my light for 12 hours so I take that into consideration. 3 I have read and gone through Facebook groups and have seen a common theme of boards and fans getting damaged due to heat of running high power for long periods of time. Plus the lens melting that many people attribute to high UV (although I have no first hand knowledge).
@@saltypops4276 interesting I just lowered mine down about a week ago. deff havnt seen the coral growth I’m looking for. maybe it’s too much. thanks!!!
Hi can you send me the light settings
Hello. You can get the schedule a few ways:
1. You can message me on Facebook.
2. I have it saved in the files section of the FaceBook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group. It is called Salty Pops.
3. Send me your email address and I’ll email it to you.
4. Manually create in just 8 setting points.
can you sand me your schedule of prime?
Sent
can you share the setting?
Hi. Possible to get this setting also?
@@graneinarsen434
file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/bc/12/9960DAAF-26D7-4A16-9EE7-9484B1282834/AI%20Preset.aip
file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/bc/12/9960DAAF-26D7-4A16-9EE7-9484B1282834/AI%20Preset.aip
@@saltypops4276 Thanks for sharing. I tried to access with no luck.
@@thephantom_2247 sorry about that. go to AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group on Facebook. I added it to the files section
Link config?
Hello. You can get the schedule a few ways:
1. You can message me on Facebook.
2. I have it saved in the files section of the FaceBook group AI Prime/Hydra Reef Group. It is called Salty Pops.
3. Send me your email address and I’ll email it to you.
4. Manually create in just 8 setting points.